dog Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Be nice to have some little known facts about god's own city. I'll start. The song 'Underneath the arches' was written in Derby and inspired by Friargate Bridge Turk Thrust and sage 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Gerald Mainwaring the killer of officer Moss in Derby in 1879, Was found guilty and sentenced to hang, Unfortunately the press found out that the guilty verdict was reached by drawing lots, Later retried and served 15 years of his sentence. Edited September 19, 2022 by Unlucky Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Perhaps today is as good a day as any, to remind those of a younger generation that The Queen herself awarded City Status to Derby, as part of her own celebrations relating to her silver jubilee in 1977. Thank you, Ma'am. xxx cstand, angieram and Turk Thrust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Derby's Arboretum Park Was the first public park in England The Arboretum opened in 1840, following the donation of the land by philanthropist Joseph Strutt who wanted to reward the working people of Derby for the part they had played in helping him and his family amass their enormous fortune. Strutt commissioned John Claudius Loudon to design the park. In 1859, the Arboretum was visited by Frederick Law Olmsted while on a research tour of Europe. It is thought he incorporated features of Loudon’s work into his design for Central Park, in New York. Edited September 19, 2022 by Elwood P Dowd TigerTedd, I know nothing, uttoxram75 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Some facts about the Midland Hotel at the station. The Midland Hotel is the oldest purpose built railway hotel in the world (still existing, there was one at Euston which is now demolished). On 28 September 1849, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal Family stayed overnight in the hotel whilst travelling back from Balmoral Castle to Osborne House. In the late 1970's, I had to assist a tired and emotional Tosh Lines from said Hotel to Platform 1 for his train to London...... TigerTedd, Turk Thrust, I know nothing and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Cliff Richard came up with his stage name (real name Harry Webb) before a concert in Ripley, Derbyshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 The cathedral was built in the 14th century and the existing tower added in 1530s. However by 1650 the fabric of the church had deteriorated severely and was almost collapsing by 1700. The Corporation wouldn’t pay for a new church so the vicar Dr Hutchinson decided unilaterally to demolish the church to force the Corporation’s hand. He hired a gang of workmen to demolish it overnight in 1723. The Corporation was then forced to arrange the funds to build a new church in neo classical style in 1725 with original 1530s tower retained. cstand, TigerTedd and uttoxram75 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Harry M Stevens from Derby, A man who along with others claims to be the inventor of the Hot Dog when in the USA https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2008/08/13/hot_dog_history_feature.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 There are 23 places called Derby in the world. One in the UK (obviously), seventeen in the US, three in Australia, two in South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and the man who devised the Plimsoll line, he was the MP for Derby in 1867. I know nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said: Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and the man who devised the Plimsoll line, he was the MP for Derby in 1867. Samuel Pump, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Elwood P Dowd said: Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and the man who devised the Plimsoll line, he was the MP for Derby in 1867. And plimsoll shoes are named because they resembled the plimsoll line on a ship’s hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfella Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Chester Green is the oldest playing field in the world that is still used as a playing field. Originally used by the Romans. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 20/09/2022 at 10:40, Turk Thrust said: The cathedral was built in the 14th century and the existing tower added in 1530s. However by 1650 the fabric of the church had deteriorated severely and was almost collapsing by 1700. The Corporation wouldn’t pay for a new church so the vicar Dr Hutchinson decided unilaterally to demolish the church to force the Corporation’s hand. He hired a gang of workmen to demolish it overnight in 1723. The Corporation was then forced to arrange the funds to build a new church in neo classical style in 1725 with original 1530s tower retained. I believe it has the oldest set of complete church bells in the world. Been there since Henry V111. The mechanism on the clock is unique as it contains a lot of metal from the Jacobite rebellion when Bonnie Prince Charlie was in town. One bit of the actual tower is very new as it needed replacing as it was damaged by a barrage balloon in the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 20/09/2022 at 09:29, BaaLocks said: Cliff Richard came up with his stage name (real name Harry Webb) before a concert in Ripley, Derbyshire Black Lace nicked their Agadoo dance from 3 girls in The Pink Coconut. Jimi Hendrix wrote lots of songs about a girl called Kathy Etchingham from Derby BaaLocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Belpers North Mill was the first to use turtle back beams and wrought iron ties that were the template for all those skyscrapers you now see. I believe it was about due to fall down 5 years ago, which is how we do things round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 21/09/2022 at 10:56, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Jimi Hendrix wrote lots of songs about a girl called Kathy Etchingham from Derby who happens to be Julie's second cousin (her dad's cousin): https://www.itv.com/news/2016-02-08/original-foxy-lady-kathy-comes-home-to-flat-she-shared-with-hendrix Gee SCREAMER !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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